as covid cases begin to c
in colorado and across th
to yet another sub varian
remain many unanswered qu
evolution of this virus.
lingering effects of covi
even years and it's estim
people who recover from c
although the severity of
vary while research has b
US since long Covid was f
the Veterans administrati
to target the research to
and treatment for this pu
basically the biggest thi
was just invert holds wor
veteran Service Center in
himself who served in Afg
with Covid last fall. I s
that my loss of smell sti
I don't think it's ever r
So I deal with that. It's
but I do get tired easy.
estimated 624,000 veteran
who contracted Covid the
nearly 22,000 have died a
have succumbed to covid h
health conditions roughly
the american public. So t
17 clinics across the cou
Covid symptoms. Now this
serve as an incubator of
and strategies moving for
to long term covid patien
to be a part of a wide ra
of Health study that is f
and without long term cov
they're recruiting about
now to study who are suff
those symptoms, including
fatigue and pain for Just
to direct support and ser
in Southern colorado. Thi
he and so many others hav
the impact on their life.
vital and it makes to get
like this and it and it g
that someone has already
to dive into this so we c
so we can be prepared amo
involved in overseeing re
here in colorado is Dr Ed
worked with the V. A. For
is here at the sprawling
directly involved in the
program with the NIH, a c
answers to so many questi
cause of long covid. You
let's say, maybe vaccinat
got Covid lowers the rate
of long covid, maybe horm
maybe immune suppression
If covid really lasted lo
maybe the short term, you
treatment we're giving pe
should be longer or shoul
in people's long covid. W
currently one of the 17 r
the via network yet, ther
Dr Jan off is overseeing
a piece of the ultimate p
A. Has been instrumental
and research for so many
on a laundry list of debi
research is really requir
and progressive and effec
So this kind of thing. Lo
mechanism of long covid i
is that hormonal is an im
what psychologic, you kno
you know, that's probably
of those things are geare
it and once we understand
to think about interventi
now. An estimated 4300 pa
17 v. A sites are a part
the 23,000 patients. The
is having long covid symp
facility has applied for
studies here, which could
of months, frankly the so
more veterans are dying w
and have other underlying
primary goal is to preven
respiratory failure and d
have these underlying dis
high blood pressure, age
liver lung disease. Those
outcomes research is stil
fronts. An executive orde
the NIH and the Departmen
Services. The order will
as accessible as possible
coverage, both private an
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